The House of Representatives voted to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas regarding his financial ties to Jeffrey Epstein. The move coincides with the introduction of the Survivor's Voice Protection Act, which aims to void NDAs that silence sexual abuse survivors. Meanwhile, former ally Tucker Carlson accused President Donald Trump of directly ordering a cover-up of federal Epstein files in 2025, a claim the White House strongly denies.
Leon Black contempt vote
- ▪Attorneys for Leon Black filed a confidential ethics complaint against Representative James Comer with the Office of Congressional Conduct, accusing the committee of abusing its power.
- ▪Leon Black filed a lawsuit against House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer on September 3, 2026, arguing the congressional subpoenas seeking his nondisclosure agreements and deposition are invalid.
- ▪The House Oversight Committee voted 41-0 on September 15, 2026 to recommend holding Leon Black in contempt before the resolution advanced to the full House floor.
- ▪The U.S. House of Representatives voted on September 16, 2026 to hold billionaire investor Leon Black in contempt of Congress for defying subpoenas related to its Jeffrey Epstein investigation.
Survivor's Voice Protection Act
- ▪House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer introduced the Survivor's Voice Protection Act on September 16, 2026, to void nondisclosure agreements that prevent victims from disclosing sexual abuse.
- ▪The Survivor's Voice Protection Act would establish a legal definition of grooming and require fiduciaries to report suspected grooming of minors to law enforcement.
- ▪Republican Representatives Nancy Mace, Virginia Foxx, Lauren Boebert, and Anna Paulina Luna joined Representative James Comer as original cosponsors of the Survivor's Voice Protection Act.
Tucker Carlson Trump accusation
- ▪White House spokeswoman Lauren Bis stated that Donald Trump has been totally exonerated regarding Jeffrey Epstein and has done more for Epstein's victims than anyone before him.
- ▪Donald Trump stated in a September 2026 interview that he ended his relationship with Tucker Carlson months prior because Carlson said very bad things and was inconsistent.
- ▪Tucker Carlson claimed in a Vanity Fair interview that President Donald Trump directly ordered a cover-up of the federal government's Jeffrey Epstein files in the summer of 2025.
Congressional Epstein investigation
- ▪Representative Ayanna Presley and other Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation on September 14, 2026, to establish a Department of Justice restitution fund for survivors of sexual violence.
- ▪Representative Thomas Massie introduced the Epstein Files Transparency Act II to allow state attorneys general, victims, and other parties to sue the government for document releases.
- ▪The House Oversight Committee has conducted 19 depositions and transcribed interviews and released approximately 65,000 pages of documents during its review of the federal Epstein investigation.
NDA victim disclosure rights
- ▪More than a dozen survivors of Jeffrey Epstein's abuse issued a joint statement praising the House Oversight Committee's unanimous contempt vote against billionaire Leon Black.
- ▪Epstein victims' attorney Brad Edwards confirmed that Jeffrey Epstein had lent out approximately 50 women and girls to roughly 30 men, some resulting in secret settlements.
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